Patents by Inventor Dionysis Ioannis Foustoukos

Dionysis Ioannis Foustoukos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • High pressure bioreactor
    Patent number: 10280393
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an integrated system, apparatus and method that allows for the continuous culturing of microorganisms under high pressure conditions and at a wide range of temperatures. More specifically, the system is configured to be gas tight and operate under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. The system is also configured to permit periodic sampling of the incubated organisms under such conditions with minimal physical/chemical disturbance inside the reactor and minimal impacts of shear forces on the collected biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON
    Inventor: Dionysis Ioannis Foustoukos
  • High Pressure Bioreactor
    Publication number: 20170015972
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an integrated system, apparatus and method that allows for the continuous culturing of microorganisms under high pressure conditions and at a wide range of temperatures. More specifically, the system is configured to be gas tight and operate under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. The system is also configured to permit periodic sampling of the incubated organisms under such conditions with minimal physical/chemical disturbance inside the reactor and minimal impacts of shear forces on the collected biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Carnegie Institute of Washington
    Inventor: Dionysis Ioannis Foustoukos